Royal Caribbean Independence of the Seas Gay & Lesbian Cruises Reviews

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Dining at sunset on formal night. We dressed but many folks did not. We wished we didn't also (less clothes to pack!)
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worst cruise ever taken

Review for a Caribbean - Eastern Cruise on Independence of the Seas

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worst cruise
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

This is the first time I have ever had a miserable cruise on RCL and had to really complain about what happen this past week. We had issues with cabin and the casino. Day 1 Everything was awesome like every cruise I take on Rcl. I was in Junior Suite arrived about 130pm went directly to the room to put our luggage up then explore the ship. I was going on this cruise with my best friend whose ...
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Sail Date: February 2024


They took $2,000 from me

Review for a Bahamas Cruise on Independence of the Seas

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Daniellem3176
First Time Cruiser • Age 40s

I had a decent time because I was with good friends. The food was terrible (buffet) all fried foods and low quality. Even the nights for the “formal dinning” was nothing more than the buffet food served on a nice plate with waiters. We decided to make reservations and pay extra for good food. That was a huge disappointment. I ordered lobster and it came out with a white sauce smothered all over ...
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Sail Date: June 2023


Not what we were expecting

Review for a Bahamas Cruise on Independence of the Seas

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steckenbrock
10+ Cruises • Age 40s

Our son had us try Royal Caribbean because we are avid Carnival Cruisers. We were not impressed with the food, or service on this cruise. Not only were wait staff not friendly most were very rude to us and we watched them be rude to others. Even tipping good did not change their demeanor. Everything is extra on this ship. Toddlers could not play with older siblings in the water park and ...
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Sail Date: April 2023

Traveled with children


Poor - Overbooked/Weak attractions/Unsanitary. Save your money.

Review for a Bahamas Cruise on Independence of the Seas

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gslide06
First Time Cruiser • Age 40s

Such a waste of our savings. The greed of Royal Caribbean is pretty sickening. They should be ashamed. I doubt they would even blink. We felt very misled on their attractions and offerings. Example 1 - I went for an abs class/seminar. There was no actual abs seminar or workout, it was rather a ruse to attempt to sell me their health products. Waste of cruise time. Example 2 - Coco Bay - you have ...
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Sail Date: April 2023

Cabin Type: Connecting Promenade Interior

Traveled with children


Yikes

Review for a Bahamas Cruise on Independence of the Seas

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gators60
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

My wife and I took a last minutes 4 day Cruise on the Independence primarily due to price and proximity. It was our 25th overall cruise and 10th on RCCL. There is an adage you get what you pay for and this sailing was a perfect example. It really represented the worst of cruising and was certainly the low point of our many awesome Cruises. In fact, other than the cabin/cabin attendant and day at ...
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Sail Date: November 2022


Failed us in Customer Service

Review for a Bahamas Cruise on Independence of the Seas

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Kay Hill
2-5 Cruises • Age 40s

This experience has been nothing but a headache from the very beginning. We booked this trip for our children’s first cruise along with 2 other families that were joining us. A few months after we completely paid off our cruise and excursions we attempted to get a price reduction for a promo sale they were offering. Our ticket was canceled by a Royal Carribean agent in error which resulted in a ...
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Sail Date: June 2022

Traveled with children


KIDS EVERYWHERE

Review for a Caribbean - Eastern Cruise on Independence of the Seas

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harleycrazee
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

Kids outnumbered adults 8 to 1. If you want to know what a Disney Cruise is like, this was for you. LINES everywhere, don't get into a hurry, you had to wait for everything, alot of this was due to kids. ex: mom with 4 kids in buffet line trying to figure out what each child wanted to eat, while 2 of the kids were running around screaming. Staff wasn't knowledgeable, ex: at Coco Cay, asked one ...
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Sail Date: May 2022


Disaster! - on the Wait For The Elevator of the Seas

Review for a Bahamas Cruise on Independence of the Seas

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robby61
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

Let me start this review by saying I have cruised a lot - well over 100 cruises. My wife and I have cruised on the IOS a number of times. It’s not often that we’ve had a terrible experience on any ship. However, this cruise is one of the five worst I’ve ever experienced. The dining room service was basically non-existent. My wife and I have never had worse dining service. I’m not sure what ...
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Sail Date: April 2022

Cabin Type: Junior Suite


Nightmare!!!

Review for a Bahamas Cruise on Independence of the Seas

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Ericsurf84
10+ Cruises • Age 30s

First of all we were told the boat was only going to be at 50% capacity because of Covid,not true. Heard from our room service there were 4200 cruisers out of a max 4500 cruisers. Pre-ordered deluxe drink package, also 5 arcade packages. When we got on our cruise they were not on our cards or on our rooms. So we went to guests services. The line was very long, as it was the entire trip. ...
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Sail Date: March 2022

Traveled with children


I HATED IT!

Review for a Caribbean - Western Cruise on Independence of the Seas

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Rachel3739494
2-5 Cruises • Age 30s

It was a terrible cruise. It was awfully boring, and I had nothing to do the whole time. We were scheduled to go to Cayman Islands on Christmas Day but then it got cancelled!! We were stuck in the ship all day with no refund and a boring cruise. The dining service is terrible and slow. The food is disgusting and they get all the orders wrong. The pools are legitimately unsanitary and gross. The ...
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Sail Date: December 2019

Traveled with children


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